Can Erdogan overcome Azeri obstacle in ties with Armenia? - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Semih Idiz

Semih Idiz

Apr 25, 2014

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev (L) and Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan address the media in Ankara November 13, 2013. Erdogan said on Wednesday work on the Trans-Anatolian natural gas pipeline project (TANAP), which will carry Azeri natural gas, will begin in early 2014. Turkey, which has a 20 percent stake in TANAP, and Azerbaijan, which controls 80 percent, are looking at ways to cooperate on shipping Azeri gas to the Balkans, Erdogan also said after talks with Azeri President Ilham Aliyev in — Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (left) and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan address the media in Ankara, Nov. 13, 2013. — REUTERS/Umit Bektas

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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople (2L) accompanies Pope Francis as he departs from Istanbul after a three day visit, November 30, 2014. Pope Francis said Islamic militants were carrying out a "profoundly grave sin against God" in Syria and Iraq, calling on Sunday for inter-religious dialogue and action against poverty to help end the conflicts there. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION) - RTR4G4WB

Pope Francis hopes for better ties between Turks, Armenians

Semih Idiz

Activists hold pictures of Armenian victims during a demonstration to commemorate the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, in Istanbul April 24, 2014. Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan offered on Wednesday what the government said were unprecedented condolences to the grandchildren of Armenians killed in World War One by Ottoman soldiers. In a statement issued on the eve of the 99th anniversary of the deeply contested deaths, Erdogan unexpectedly described the events of 1915 as "inhuman

AKP readies diversion as genocide anniversary nears

Kadri Gürsel

The Yerablur cemetery, where Armenian soldiers from both Karabakh wars are buried, overlooks Yerevan in this photo taken April 12, 2022.

As Armenia pushes for reconciliation, Turkey plays hard to get

Amberin Zaman

In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

A mosque and the city waterfront are reflected in a new building in the Azeri capital Baku, September 8, 2012. Rising tension between Armenia and Azerbaijan could unleash a new war over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region that spreads beyond the countries borders and has global significance, the breakaway republic leader said. Picture taken September 8, 2012. To match AZERBAIJAN-ARMENIA/CONFLICT REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili (AZERBAIJAN - Tags: POLITICS CITYSPACE RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR3

Turkey extends hand, but no apology, to Armenia

Fehim Tastekin

In Paris, reporting on Turkish politics